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נְבָלָה H5039

H5039 is the Hebrew word נְבָלָה, transliterated nᵉbâlâh and said neb-aw-law'. The King James Version most often renders it folly.

Word: נְבָלָהTransliteration: nᵉbâlâhSaid: neb-aw-law'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment.

Where it comes from

feminine of H5036 (נָבָל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

folly 7×villany 2×vile 1×according to all the folly 1×you after your folly 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: folly, vile, villany.

Verses using נְבָלָה

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 34:7 · KJV

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Deuteronomy 22:21 · KJV

Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

Joshua 7:15 · KJV

And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

Judges 19:24 · KJV

Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile a thing.

Judges 20:6 · KJV

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

Judges 20:10 · KJV

And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

1 Samuel 25:25 · KJV

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

2 Samuel 13:12 · KJV

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

Job 42:8 · KJV

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

Isaiah 9:17 · KJV

Therefore the LORD shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

Isaiah 32:6 · KJV

For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Jeremiah 29:23 · KJV

Because they have committed villany in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.

Common questions

What does Strong's H5039 mean?

H5039 is the Hebrew word נְבָלָה (nᵉbâlâh), meaning foolishness, i.e. (morally) wickedness; concretely, a crime; by extension, punishment.

How is H5039 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it folly (7 times), villany (2 times), vile (1 time), according to all the folly (1 time), you after your folly (1 time).

How many times does H5039 appear in the Bible?

נְבָלָה (nᵉbâlâh) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H5039 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H5036 (נָבָל).

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